Abstract
Introduction: Strobe glasses consist of liquid crystal lenses that light up and go out to block the light signals entering the eye. By changing the visual perception intermittently, repeatedly and quickly, the athlete is forced to use more effectively the limited visual stimuli that he receives and / or to increase the influence of stimuli from other analyzers (kinesthetic or auditory), so that he can maintain the efficiency of movements.
Methodology: The study was conducted on 9 elite junior climbers, who achieve at least grade 7a, aged between 13 and 19 years. We used stroboscopic technology as a complementary training strategy, being a form of cognitive training in a motor context. The athletes performed 6 training lessons similar to the normal climbing lessons, but wearing strobe glasses. At the end of each training lesson, a feedback questionnaire was applied to the athletes. The measured variables were: sports activity, developing skills, training disadvantages.
Results: The climbing activity itself seemed challenging, interesting, demanding and fun. Athletes quickly got used to the technology, in training lesson 5 it became almost natural to climb with glasses on. They suggested that this training method would increase: focused attention, distributive attention, memory, visualization, choosing an optimal ascending speed, body placement on the wall, sensory reorientation on proprioception, central and peripheral vision and intersegmental coordination. Among the disadvantages of this training method, athletes have identified: mental fatigue, vertigo and that they can not distinguish the colors of the holds very well.
Conclusions: Despite the fact that the athletes did not have previous knowledge about the effects of stroboscopic training, they reported in a common language a series of effects surprisingly similar to the results of specialized research. |
